Ah! I'm full! Luka said. Even without the salt, you still mange able to make something good. Alice said. Coming from you, that's a real surprise. You say. (Good to hear a compliment from her) Luka thought. If only you were good with a sword. She said.(Of course.) Luka thought. Where'd you learn from? it was horrible to watch. Alice said. What do you mean, alice...I've been train for five years. He said. Five years? I thought it was your first time… What were you wasting your time doing? She said. I learned from pilgrims who came to visit the temple. I mixed moves into my own style. He said. Bad skills learned from untrained people will be bad combined. Alright. I’ll teach you something. She said. Really? After what you said early? You’ll teach him how to fight? It’d be boring to see him get eaten right away. She said. Of course. You both say. I’ll train you to fight monsters. She said. P……Please do. Luka said. Hang on. If you’re teaching him, so am i. You need to learn how to deal with getting out of a hold. After alice is done, come to me. You say.
For few hours, Luka practices with alice. Right there. You need to use your feet as you swing. Don’t just use your arms when you swing. She said. Like this? He said. …….Not bad. This move is good for someone small like you. She said. Ok so like this. He said. ……..Good. Keep it up. She said. After a few more times doing it, luka comes to you. Alright. What do you have? he said. You couldn’t get out of the slug girls slimy hell. If she remained on you, you’d give in. Now what I think you need is to visualize pain. You say. Pain. Yes. That’s the opposite of pleasure. Now turn around. You say. Luka turns around. You pull out your knife. Ok. Now pretend I’m one of the female monsters and I’m holding you.You say. Ok. He said. Now….You couldn’t break free. You need to break free on your first try, because if you don’t, that’s all they need. You say. Ok. Luka said. He tries to get out, but can’t. You have to try harder. They’re not going to let go just because you said please. You say. He fights some more, but still can’t get out. Ok. I’m going to give you a boost. Now close your eyes and picture me like I said before. You said. He breaths in. Ok. Now do you feel the pain in your right shoulder? You say. Yes. It hurts. He said. Good, now use that pain and get out of this hold. You say. Luka struggles more and breaks free. I…..did it1 he said. Good. Now. Next time you’re in a hold. Instead of squirming around, picture that pain and it will be easier for you to get out. You say.Ok. I got it. One more. He said. You both do it again. It takes only two tries this time. Very nice. Now. Keep the pain in mind. Imagine if it’s pain instead of feeling good.
After teaching luka how to visualize pain instead of pleasure, the training ended. Alice, you’re not going to use a sleeping bag? Luka said. I don’t want anything restricting me……I’ll sleep here. She said. She coils herself around a nearby tree. By the way, idiot. Where’d you get that ring from? She said. You can’t eat a ring alice. Luka said. I wouldn’t be surprised if she could. You say. Idiot…..What do you think goes in on my mind? She said. We don’t want to know. You say. You’re just always hungry. He said. Idiot. I just feel something faint in that ring. She said. Faint?( Oh I feel it.it’s very low.) You say. I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s my mother’s keepsake. She died of an illness ten years ago.Luka said. What kind of illness? You say. I don’t know. He said. I see…..i’m sorry about that. She said. Eh? You both said.You were both taken back by that.( Did she just say sorry?) he said.(yes she did.)You say. What’s with the surprised look? We both have a parent that dead. She said.That’s….right. Luka said. You’re father ‘s t still alive? She said. No… He died before my mother did…luka said. Ah…I see. You’re father went off to fight the monster lord and didn’t come back. That’s why you took up your father’s wishes, and trained to be a hero. Did I get it right? She said. You’re way off. Luka said. Hit it on the head for me. My father died and I took up his wishes. I just didn’t want to be the hero part. If you’ve seen what I’ve seen, you’d not care about being a hero. You’d want revenge. You say. Revenge? Luka said. Forget I said anything. I’m going to bed. You say. You go to sleep. You wake up in the morning to the sound of sound of shouting. Shit. What’s with all the noise so early? You say. Whatever…..i’m hungry. Alice said. (We’re starting it this early. It’s going to be a long day.) he said. After breakfast and luka’s praying to his goddess, which really makes you uneasy. She’s not in that s and m shit is she? You say. No. It’s one of the commandments. He said. It’s like you’re here slave. Alice said. Doesn’t she hate monsters and doesn’t that contradict what you believe? She said. Uh……Luka said. Soft spot.You say. And besides, What’s with her forbidding a human/monster relationship? Most monsters can’t breed if they don’t have a mate. So there are just as many humans as monsters that have broken that law. She said. That’s true! Luka said. You’re just getting it? Moron. Alice said. Wait, but isn’t that a double edged sword? That’d be exterminating the monsters also. Luka said. You’re putting too much thought into it. So far from what I heard, she favors humans and hates monsters. She might as well just say kill all monsters you see. You say. Even this…….human gets it. Alice said. We can have this talk later. Shall we keep going? If we wait any longer, we won’t reach Illiasburg. Luka said. That would be problem. Alice said.
After packing up the camp, you all headed out again. As luka and and Alice trade comments on what they’re expecting from the city, you remain quiet until you come across a plant in the ground. That’s a huge steam. You say. What is it? Luka said. Of course she’s gone. You say. Should we pull it? Luka said. I don’t know. It could be dangerous. You say.
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